Esad Ribić Explained

Esad T. Ribić
Birth Date:1972
Birth Place:Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Croatian
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Notable Works:Loki
Thor: God of Thunder
Secret Wars

Esad T. Ribić (born 10 November 1972[1]) is a Croatian comic book artist and animator, known for his work on various titles for Marvel Comics, including Loki, Silver Surfer: Requiem, Sub-Mariner: The Depths, Thor: God of Thunder and the 2015 Secret Wars.

Early life

Esad T. Ribić was born in 1972 in Zagreb, Croatia.[2]

Career

Ribić graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb as a graphic designer. He started making comics in the early 90s, doing shorts strips and illustrations for the Croatian Plavi magazine (Vjesnik) and German Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag). Ribić also worked for Zagreb Film as a film animator on such series as The Little Flying Bears and Lapitch the Little Shoemaker.Ribić then illustrated four issues of MarvelComics' Loki in 2004. In 2011–2012, Ribić drew writer Jonathan Hickman's run on .

In January 2013 Ribić and writer Jason Aaron started the series Thor: God of Thunder.[3] This series was voted as the 8th best Thor story by Comicbook.com.[4]

In 2015, Ribić was announced as one of the artists working on the new Méta-Baron series written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jerry Frissen, although his chapters were not released due to series cancellation.[5] [6] That May, he drew the Secret Wars limited series with writer Jonathan Hickman. The series was released to positive reviews, with critics praising the storyline, characters, action, and art styles.[7]

It was announced at the 2016 Image Expo that Ribić and Ivan Brandon would be the creative team on the science fiction series, VS,[8] which was released in February 2018.[9]

In 2019 Ribić both wrote and drew the Conan the Barbarian: Exodus one-shot.[10] September 2019 saw the debut of the four-issue miniseries, King Thor, on which Ribić re-teamed with Aaron.[11] In August 2020, Marvel Comics announced that Ribić would draw the series Eternals, which would debut in November 2020.[12]

In April 2024, it was announced that Ribić would draw the miniseries Aliens vs. Avengers, which pits Earth's mightiest heroes against the Xenomorphs. The first issue is set to debut July 2024.[13]

Bibliography

Interior work

Silver Surfer #1-4: "Requiem" (with J. Michael Straczynski, Marvel, 2007)

Sub-Mariner #1-5: "The Depths" (with Peter Milligan, Marvel, 2008–2009)

Covers only

Kingpin #1 (Marvel, 2016)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stripovi.com/enciklopedija/autori/esad-ribic/356/ "Esad Ribić"
  2. Web site: STRIP DIJALOG Esad Ribić. alu.unizg.hr. Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. hr. 10 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Past, Present & Future Thor Star in Aaron's God of Thunder. Albert. Ching. August 7, 2012. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110061929/http://www.newsarama.com/9974-past-present-future-thor-star-in-aaron-s-god-of-thunder.html. November 10, 2013. live. November 10, 2013.
  4. Web site: 10 Greatest Thor Stories of All Time.
  5. Web site: Press Release: Esad Ribic and Mukesh Singh join METABARON . . October 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030010124/http://www.humanoids.com/blog/The-Humanoids-Blog/id/224/ . October 30, 2015 . dead.
  6. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1579464 https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1579464
  7. Web site: Secret Wars Reviews. ComicBookRoundup.com. en-US. 2019-06-26.
  8. Web site: IMAGE EXPO: Ivan Brandon, Esad Ribic Launching New Sc-Fi Title, 'VS. April 6, 2016 . . September 10, 2020. September 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200910085353/https://www.cbr.com/image-expo-ivan-brandon-esad-ribic-launching-new-sc-fi-title-vs/.
  9. Web site: VS. ComicBook Roundup. October 8, 2020. October 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008193106/https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/image-comics/vs.
  10. Web site: Liam Nolan, Tim. EXCLUSIVE: New Conan Series Reveals the Cimmerian's First Epic Adventure . May 22, 2019 . . August 30, 2020. August 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814230015/https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-conan-the-barbarian-exodus/.
  11. Web site: Stephen Gerding. EXCLUSIVE: Aaron & Ribic's King Thor Battles [SPOILER] For the Final Time ]. June 12, 2019 . . August 30, 2020. August 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831013049/https://www.cbr.com/king-thor-marvel-jason-aaron-esad-ribic/.
  12. Web site: Adams, Tim. Marvel Launches Eternals in November With Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić . August 19, 2020 . . October 6, 2020. October 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201006083425/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-eternals-november-kieron-gillen-esad-ribic/.
  13. Web site: Jonathan Hickman teases Marvel's upcoming 'Aliens vs. Avengers' comic . 2024-04-18 . EW.com . en.

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